Hearne, Thomas ___ 1678-1735 ___ British ___ antiquary

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Hearne was born at Littlefield Green in Berkshire, the son of a parish clerk, and received an early education thanks to a wealthy neighbour. Later he was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Between 1699 and 1715, he worked as an assistant librarian at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, but lost his position because of opposition to George I’s regime. He spent the rest of his life at St Edmund Hall working as a historian and preparing editions of old English chronicles.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1701-1735 ___ art archaeology

WEB TEXT LINKS
etext
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Oxford University: Bodleian Library

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Remarks and Collections of Thomas Hearne
 

May 2005, June 2008
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